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The Magic Flute Really Does Make People Happy
Right now, Educational Television is airing the Nikikai’s production of The Magic Flute, with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. I have been happy since hearing the overture. The Ku…
Contemporary Japanese Music
Today, at around half past 11 in the morning, I was listening to NHK FM in the car when some interesting Japanese music came on. It sounded like an ensemble of a low-pitched twenty…
An Evening of Songs by Hideo Mizokami and His Students
At the invitation of my friend, composer Kazuhiko Koyama, I attended “An Evening of Songs by Hideo Mizokami and His Students” at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. The concert commemorated the la…
Works of Kin’ichi Nakanoshima
I felt ill and took the day off work. Above all, my cough was terrible. With time on my hands, I read An Introduction to the History of the Koto by Yuko Chiba and learned the syste…
A Salon “for Grown-Ups”
I attended an event called “Scribble Of Melody part II” at Kawai Music Aoyama’s Salon Pause in Aoyama (from Omotesando subway station’s Exit A1, a 1-minute walk). The e…
A Concert without Substance
While doing a little research on Untitled Concert, I happened upon “A Concert without Substance (Seifuku)” on this page (← broken link). It is an album I heard in Canada in 93 and…
The Lord of the Rings Concert
Contrary to the title, I did not go to the Lord of the Rings concert (December 11, 2004 (Saturday), 18:00, Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings Symphony, Tokyo International Forum H…
The Marriage of Figaro
As the first cold wind of the year blew through Tokyo, I went to the Shinjuku Bunka Center to see Mozart’s opera, The Marriage of Figaro. It was a performance by young members of t…
For a Quiet Saturday Afternoon—Café Après-midi—Bossa Nova Sung by Clémentine
After leaving the battles of the workweek behind, this CD is perfect for a relaxing Saturday afternoon. Bossa nova fans may not be entirely satisfied, but Clémentine’s slight…
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